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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Photography Challenge Day 5 (Cause I already did Day 6)

I told my sister in law that I was going to start this challenge up again, since I no longer have the excuse that the holidays are in the way. To the hubbs, I'm actually going to finish this challenge.

I am.

I swear. :)

(It's really turning into a challenge. A challenge to actually do it daily:)

It is so fun watching my children grow up. I feel so blessed to be able to experience parenthood, to see my kids make choices, get older, grow into themselves. Just by virtue of the fact that Teaghan is the oldest, every milestone that she goes through is also our first. She's turning 15 in April and it has been so fun to see her grow and mature, and figure out who she is. She's outgoing, super fun to hang out with, smart, and a crazy addict of Just Dance:) The girl can move!

Doug and I have also met so many other parents of her friends and that has been really fun for us!! Last night two of her best friends came over to hang out and then go ice skating with our church group. I knew that for Day 5 of the challenge I needed to photo something from a high distance, so I made them come be my models.

It didn't take too much coaxing:) Teaghan loves pictures, as do most teenagers nowadays, as long as it's "Facebook Profile worthy." Ya, how do you like that term? So I pulled my ladder out to the middle of the street, and took their picture.



Here's their serious pose.



Love that my girls are getting older, but it also makes me want to slow down time. As much as there is a new frontier looming in the form of driving and dating (aaahhh!!!) and it's an exciting time, I still marvel at how fast they've grown. I often wondered if I stuck in my brain all the important stuff as they were growing up. Did I really appreciate it when they were babies and toddlers? Have I stored up enough memory? Did I give it my all?

Thus far, it has been so fun for Doug and I to be a parent of a teenager! It's scares us so much, but the ride is definitely worth it:)



Aren't they the cutest!?!

Posted by kristin

1 comment:

AllgaierFam said...

Very cute! I am SCARED TO DEATH for my kids to become teenagers. The older they get, the smarter they get and I'm not sure that I like being out witted by a 10 year old. That doens't say much for me I guess. I'm glad you're going through it first so that I can learn from you! :)

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